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Why no campus protest over Berkeley-BP connection?
Given the events in the Gulf of Mexico, one would think the cozy relationship between the university and the oil giant in the form of the Energy Biosciences Institute would have set off an uproar by now.
Berkeley being Berkeley and BP being BP, one would have expected the very snug relationship between the university and the corporation to have produced a major campus uproar by now.
Berkeley being Berkeley and BP being BP, one would have expected the very snug relationship between the university and the corporation to have produced a major campus uproar by now.
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Obama defends education initiative
The president acknowledges the objections to the administration's Race to the Top program and reasserts the importance of improving the country's school systems.
Calling the status quo "morally inexcusable" and "economically indefensible," President Obama defended his administration's sweeping education initiative Thursday before an audience that has been among the most skeptical of the plan — the National Urban League.
Calling the status quo "morally inexcusable" and "economically indefensible," President Obama defended his administration's sweeping education initiative Thursday before an audience that has been among the most skeptical of the plan — the National Urban League.
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Brown unveils education reform plan
The Democrat calls for changing the state's end-of-year testing system so teachers receive results quickly, and he backs increasing the amount of spending on colleges.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown unveiled an education reform plan Wednesday that calls for a wholesale restructuring of California's public school system, from changing the way schools are funded to revamping the state's higher education system.
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Jerry Brown unveiled an education reform plan Wednesday that calls for a wholesale restructuring of California's public school system, from changing the way schools are funded to revamping the state's higher education system.
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California clears hurdle for federal funding
The state, which lost out on its first try for Race to the Top grants, is a finalist in its second effort. Winners will share $3.4 billion in federal educational funding.
California, which lost out on the first round of controversial federal Race to the Top education grants, emerged as a finalist in its second try, officials announced Tuesday.
California, which lost out on the first round of controversial federal Race to the Top education grants, emerged as a finalist in its second try, officials announced Tuesday.
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Cal Poly Pomona receives $42-million cash grant, largest in Cal State history
The gift from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation will be given over five years and used to expand education opportunities for underrepresented students.
Cal Poly Pomona announced Monday that it has been awarded a $42-million cash gift — the largest such donation in the history of California State University — by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, whose cereal magnate founder established an Arabian horse ranch in the hills that is now part of the campus.
Cal Poly Pomona announced Monday that it has been awarded a $42-million cash gift — the largest such donation in the history of California State University — by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, whose cereal magnate founder established an Arabian horse ranch in the hills that is now part of the campus.
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LAUSD lost almost $10 million due to inefficient inventory system, audit finds
The report says thousands of textbooks are not bar-coded or returned by students and poor communication between schools has led to unnecessary purchases.
An audit of textbooks at 21 local high schools has found that lost books and excessive purchases at these campuses cost the Los Angeles Unified School District nearly $10 million.
An audit of textbooks at 21 local high schools has found that lost books and excessive purchases at these campuses cost the Los Angeles Unified School District nearly $10 million.
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Families' hopes are dashed as new Beverly Hills Unified policy ousts nonresident children from district schools
Removal of students who live outside the city can be appealed to the L.A. County Board of Education, but more than half the requests have been denied.
To Cheryl and Joshua Winiarz, the Los Angeles County Board of Education represented their last hope for keeping their daughter in the school she loved.
To Cheryl and Joshua Winiarz, the Los Angeles County Board of Education represented their last hope for keeping their daughter in the school she loved.
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L.A. Unified superintendent says he'll depart next spring
Ramon C. Cortines, 78, defends his record since taking the helm of the nation's troubled second-largest school district in late 2008.
Amid persistent budget woes and increasing political pressure, Los Angeles schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines confirmed Thursday, his 78th birthday, that he plans to step down next spring as head of the nation's second-largest school system.
Amid persistent budget woes and increasing political pressure, Los Angeles schools Supt. Ramon C. Cortines confirmed Thursday, his 78th birthday, that he plans to step down next spring as head of the nation's second-largest school system.
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The bilingual education debate
Four responses to The Times' recent Op-Eds on bilingual education in American schools.
Editor's note: This edition of Blowback offers four responses to the package of three Op-Eds about bilingual education that The Times ran on July 11. The opinion pieces — "The Spanish road to English" by Bruce Fuller, "A skill, not a weakness" by Laurie Olsen and Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, and "Quality Counts" by Alice Callaghan — generated a lot of feedback from readers, and much of the "Letters to the editor" section on July 17 was devoted to it. The following are a sample of the submissions that were too long to print.
Editor's note: This edition of Blowback offers four responses to the package of three Op-Eds about bilingual education that The Times ran on July 11. The opinion pieces — "The Spanish road to English" by Bruce Fuller, "A skill, not a weakness" by Laurie Olsen and Shelly Spiegel-Coleman, and "Quality Counts" by Alice Callaghan — generated a lot of feedback from readers, and much of the "Letters to the editor" section on July 17 was devoted to it. The following are a sample of the submissions that were too long to print.
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L.A. City College and Trade-Technical College taken off probation
The action by a regional accrediting agency allows students to receive transferable course credits and financial help.
A regional accrediting agency has taken Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College off probation, removing a threat, however remote, to students being able to receive transferable course credits and financial help at the two-year campuses.
A regional accrediting agency has taken Los Angeles City College and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College off probation, removing a threat, however remote, to students being able to receive transferable course credits and financial help at the two-year campuses.
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'Common core standards': education reform that makes sense
The standards revolve around the fundamentals: what students should learn, and how they should learn it.
In many third-grade classrooms in California, students are taught — briefly — about obtuse and acute angles. They have no way to comprehend this lesson fully. Their math training so far hasn't taught them the concepts involved. They haven't learned what a degree is or that a circle has 360 of them. They haven't learned division, so they can't divide 360 by 4 to determine that a right angle is 90 degrees, and thus understand that an acute angle is less than 90 degrees and an obtuse angle more.
In many third-grade classrooms in California, students are taught — briefly — about obtuse and acute angles. They have no way to comprehend this lesson fully. Their math training so far hasn't taught them the concepts involved. They haven't learned what a degree is or that a circle has 360 of them. They haven't learned division, so they can't divide 360 by 4 to determine that a right angle is 90 degrees, and thus understand that an acute angle is less than 90 degrees and an obtuse angle more.
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UC freshmen to include record number of out-of-state and international students
Such undergraduates will rise from 6% to over 8% of the class. The change is concentrated mainly at UC Berkeley and UCLA.
A record number of out-of-state and international students are planning to enroll as University of California freshmen in the fall, the result of a controversial effort by the revenue-hungry university to garner the much higher tuition that nonresident students must pay.
A record number of out-of-state and international students are planning to enroll as University of California freshmen in the fall, the result of a controversial effort by the revenue-hungry university to garner the much higher tuition that nonresident students must pay.
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Is UC regent's vision for higher education clouded by his investments?
Richard C. Blum's ownership of about $700 million in stock of two firms that run for-profit schools raises the question of whether his holdings are consistent with his role as a UC regent.
Conflicts of interest almost always involve money, but sometimes they raise more questions about the subjects' perspective than about their wallets.
Conflicts of interest almost always involve money, but sometimes they raise more questions about the subjects' perspective than about their wallets.
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Syracuse economist tapped to head Claremont Graduate University
Deborah A. Freund, a prominent expert on healthcare financing who at one time was a front-runner for chancellor at UCLA, will take over as president of Claremont in the fall.
A prominent healthcare economist and former high-ranking administrator at Syracuse University will be the next leader of Claremont Graduate University, a 2,200-student campus that awards master's and doctoral degrees, university officials said.
A prominent healthcare economist and former high-ranking administrator at Syracuse University will be the next leader of Claremont Graduate University, a 2,200-student campus that awards master's and doctoral degrees, university officials said.
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Price tag for schools complex at former Ambassador Hotel site now tops $578 million
It is the Los Angeles Unified School District's most expensive school project. The school board approves an additional $6.6 million in new expenses to already costly revisions.
The price tag for a complex of schools at the site of the famed Ambassador Hotel has become the Los Angeles Unified School District's most expensive school project, now surpassing $578 million.
The price tag for a complex of schools at the site of the famed Ambassador Hotel has become the Los Angeles Unified School District's most expensive school project, now surpassing $578 million.
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Is UC regent's vision for higher education clouded by his investments?
Richard C. Blum's ownership of about $700 million in stock of two firms that run for-profit schools raises the question of whether his holdings are consistent with his role as a UC regent.
Conflicts of interest almost always involve money, but sometimes they raise more questions about the subjects' perspective than about their wallets.
Conflicts of interest almost always involve money, but sometimes they raise more questions about the subjects' perspective than about their wallets.
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L.A. school district replaces first principal of new downtown arts campus
Officials announced that Suzanne Blake, who led Central Los Angeles High School #9 during its inaugural year, would be transferred and replaced by an administrator from Franklin High.
The rocky voyage of the city's flagship arts campus took a new turn Monday with the removal of the downtown high school's first and only principal.
The rocky voyage of the city's flagship arts campus took a new turn Monday with the removal of the downtown high school's first and only principal.
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On the verdict in an Oakland shooting case; an L.A. school's education experiment; and food stamps for the elderly
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Alfonso B. Perez dies at 91; pioneered special education in L.A. schools
Perez also guided his alma mater, Roosevelt High, during a tense period of Chicano protest.
Alfonso B. Perez, a veteran administrator who helped shape special education programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District and as principal guided his alma mater, Roosevelt High, during a tense period of Chicano protest, died July 2 at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He was 91.
Alfonso B. Perez, a veteran administrator who helped shape special education programs in the Los Angeles Unified School District and as principal guided his alma mater, Roosevelt High, during a tense period of Chicano protest, died July 2 at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla. He was 91.
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Fremont High's grand experiment begins
The L.A. Unified campus reopens with a mostly new staff as the district attempts to address the campus' historically dismal academic results. But the approach has its critics.
A revamped Fremont High, which opened its school year Tuesday with a majority of new teachers, has become a local test case for a controversial school makeover approach being tried around the country.
A revamped Fremont High, which opened its school year Tuesday with a majority of new teachers, has become a local test case for a controversial school makeover approach being tried around the country.
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21st Annual Graduate Forum which will be held this year at California Sate University, Sacramento on October 16, 2010. This all day event is sponsored by The California Forum for Diversity in Graduate Education at no cost to any students participating in the event. |
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/peterfortuna/ / CC BY 2.0 After a few annoying Firefox crashes I figured out that Shockwave Flash was freaking out on me. How I Figured It OutI figured out it was Shockwave Flash plugin by visiting seveal gaming sites and watching the cursor spin and spin. I had to Force quit the browser on my 10.6 by going to Mac->Force Quit->Firefox. I restarted Firefox and disabled all the add-ons by Firefox->Tools-Add-Ons. Went back to a gaming site. The site asked me to install Flash. I then re-enabled Shockwave Flash 10.1.x and watch the browser crash. |
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